Hay-loader.



S. K. DENNIS.

HAY LOADER. APPLICATION FILED PEB.19. 190s.

Paiented Aug. 24, i909.

nl V UNITED OFFICE; l

'SAMUEL K. DENNIS, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SSIGNOR T0` INTERNAIINALHARVESTEBCOHPNY,

' A (lORPBA'JJIONl OF 'NEW JERSEY. y

HAY-LOADER.

Specification o Letters'latent.Y

Application filed February 19, 1909.- Sral No.478,828.

To all whom it may concern: l,

Be it -known that I, SAMUEL K. DENNIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Ulinois, haveinvented certain new anduseful Im )rovements in Hay-Loaders, of whichthefol owing is a specification.-

My invention relates to the raking cylinder type of hay loaders, andincludes. improved means for supporting the o'ating raking cyl- ,inderon the machine frame, to anfimproved construction of wheel guard, and toim roved means for extending, the length of tie side bars of theelevatoi` frame in a manner to control the tension of the endlessearlier.

The objects ofmy invention are to Vsimplii'y the construction of themachine and im,

crease its efficiency of operation.A I attain these objects by means ofthe .mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in

which the same referencecharacters repre-l sent like parts throu houtthe several views.`

Figure 1 is a side e evation of a hay loader having my inventionembodied therein; Fig. 2 isa partial top plan view of Fig. 1 Fig is aside elevation of part of/ the wheel guard mechanism; Fig. 4 1s a topview of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an end view of Fig. '3; and Fig;v 6 is a detached detail ofthe elevator frame structure designed to illustratethe means for eX-tending or contracting the length of the side bars thereof.'

' 1 represents the axle; A2 one of the carrying and traction wheels; 3the bed frame pivot- 'ally connected Withthe axle; 4 one of the sidebars, the elevator frame having'4 its lower end' secured tothe bed frameand its upper end sipported thereon by means of a standard-5a lanYinclined brace member 6, and 7 and 8 represent transverse frame membersforming part of the elevator, frame, and 9 represents a draft memberwhereby the l machine may be operatively connected with a wagon.

Patented Aug..24, 1909.1. l

ing bars 17 adapted to press yieldingly upon the stream of hay as it isadvanced upward along the elevator deck; and 18 represents` supplementalsupports for the clearer bars having one end connected withy the barsand their opposite ends with the transverse bal 14.'- I

19 designates wheel guards arranged upon opposite sides of themachine,having "an o en coil 20 Vat their rear ends, the upper side of the coilbeing secured to the bars 13 inA rear of the axis of the cylinder bymeans of,

adjustable cli s'21, the forward ends of thel i' guards exten ingforward and upward near the inner side of the traction wheels in amanner to -eldingly press upon the hay that is beingV del'l rate it fromthe swatlrbeing operated upon.

' 22 designates4 rearwardly and Aupwardly ivered to the elevator andsepacurved barsv having their lower ends secured to th'rear ends of sidebars l2 and provided with hook portions 23 at their u 'pen ends that areadapted to receive links o chain 24 that are connected with the elevatorframe sal near its upper end 4by 'meansof tension rods 25, the chainsbeing ,operative in a manner to adjust the height Aof the cylinderrelative''. A

to the ground line. The upper ends ofthe elevator frame members 4 arerovided with adjustable supplemental mem ers 26, hav? per ends of thebar 4, the lower ends of the reds being 'threaded and passed through oenings in clips 31 secured to loops 29, and 3 designates adjustin vsupplemental barsv may e adjusted longituf nuts whereby the' dinallyalong the bars 4 in a manner to eX'f e tend or contract the operativelength of the Yelevator frame.

to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hay loader including, in combination7V an axle, carryingy `wheelsmounted upon opposite ends ofsaid axle, a. raking cylinder, a frame inwhich seid cylinder is journaled, and resilient Wheel guards havingtheir rear ends secured to seid frame and their forward ends extendingupward in proximity to the inner sides of said carrying Wheels.

2. -A hayloaderineluding, in combination, an axle, carrying Wheelsmounted upon op- Foste ends of seid axle, a. Hiking cylinder, a rame inwhich said cylinder isfjournaled, Wheel guards'having open coils attheir rear ends, Said coils being adjustably secured vto opposite Sidesof said fianne,'the forward ends of seid guards extendinglupward inproximity to the inner sides of said Wheels.

SAMUEL x. DENNIS. Witnesses:

JAMES A. MOXEY, EVAN EVANS.

